Folk-Told Folk-Tales

Memorial Day: Davy Crockett and the Maid of the Mist


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Honoring those who have fought for American freedom, Julianna and Sabryna go back to U.S. folktales with the stories of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. Listen as they discuss American heroes, Lake Scargo, calf-ox romances, and the beauty and mysticism of Niagara Falls.

References:

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bunyan
  • https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/babe_the_blue_ox.html
  • https://www.niagarafallscrowneplazahotel.com/blog/2015/01/real-maid-mist-niagaras-famous-legend/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scargo_Lake
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett#In_popular_culture
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Removal_Act
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
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